CAF confirms final nominees for 2024 awards

The body governing football in Africa, CAF have released the final shortlist for its 2024 award ceremony which is less than one week.

The final shortlist from the different categories for the CAF awards was released on the official social media accounts and website on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The favourite for the Men’s award, Ademola Lookman was included in the final shortlist due to his impressive performance for Atalanta and the Super Eagles while Stanley Nwabali was the major omission from the shortlist of goalkeepers.

There was another celebration for Nigeria as they were nominated for the national team of the year in both the men’s and women’s categories.

Here is the full list of the final nominees for the CAF Men’s 2024 award;

𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:

Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton)Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris-Saint Germain)Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:

Sanaâ Mssoudy – (Morocco/ASFAR)Chiamaka Nnadozie – (Nigeria/Paris FC)Babra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride)𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀):

Emerse Faé – Cote d’IvoireSébastien Desabre – DR CongoHugo Broos – South Africa𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀):

Lamia Boumehdi – TP MazembeAhmed Ramadan – FC MasarMohamed Amine Alioua – ASFARThinasonke Mbuli – UWC𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Lacho Flora Marta – TP MazembeDoha El Madani – ASFARSanaâ Mssoudy – ASFAR𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast / SCO Angers)Ronwen Williams (South Africa/ Mamelodi Sundowns)𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Khadija Er-Rmichi – ASFARChiamaka Nnadozie – Paris FCAndile Dlamini – Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:

Ivory CoastNigeriaSouth Africa𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:

South AfricaMoroccoNigeria𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Karim Konate – RB SalzburgOumar Diakité – Stade ReimsLamine Camara – AS Monaco𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Habiba Sabry – MasarDoha Madani – ASFARChiamaka Okwuchukwu – Rivers Angels𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Ahmed Zizo (Zamalek / Egypt)Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly / Egypt)Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns / South Africa)𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):

Al Ahly (Egypt)Zamalek (Egypt)Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):

TP Mazembe (DR Congo)ASFAR (Morocco)Edo Queens (Nigeria)

When is the 2024 CAF award?

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards on Monday, December 16, 1will take place in Marrakesh, Morocco

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